TODAY'S SHOW: Monday, April 5
* Broadcast Exclusive: U.S. Soldiers Contaminated With Depleted Uranium Speak Out *
A special investigation by Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzalez of the New York Daily News has found four of nine soldiers of the 442nd Military Police Company of the New York Army National Guard returning from Iraq tested positive for depleted uranium contamination.
They are the first confirmed cases of inhaled depleted uranium exposure from the current Iraq conflict.
After repeatedly being denied testing for depleted uranium from Army doctors, the soldiers contacted The News who paid to have them tested as part of their investigation.
Testing for uranium isotopes in 24 hours' worth of urine samples can cost as much as $1,000 each.
In a Democracy Now! broadcast exclusive, three of the contaminated soldiers speak out.
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* Headlines for April 5, 2004 *
- Iraqi Shiites Launch Armed Uprising Against U.S. Occupation
- Robert Fisk: Occupation 'Untenable' If Uprising Continues
- Senator: More U.S. Troops May Be Needed in Iraq
- 9/11 Panel Head: Sept. 11 Attacks Were Probably Preventable
- Feds Question $27 Million In Saudi Banking Transactions
- UN Criticizes U.S. Treatment of Anti-War Protesters
- Ex-Nixon Aide: Bush Should Be Impeached
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